Illinois Connection

Dunne was born in, lived in and wrote about Chicago.

Biographical and Professional Information

Dunne was a humorist and journalist. He was the creator of "Mr. Dooley", an Irish tavern-keeper and shrewd commentator on public events featured in Dunne's comic newspaper sketches at the turn of the century. Dunne started writing his Irish dialect sketches in 1892, first for the ''Chicago Evening Post'' and later for the ''Chicago Journal''. The sketches were syndicated nationally after 1898, and many of them were collected in books, beginning with ''Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War'' and ending with ''Mr. Dooley on Making a Will and other Necessary Evils''. Dunne was one of the first successful Irish-American writers.

Published Works

Mr. Dooley in Peace and War, , Classic Books, 1898

Mr. Dooley in the Hearts of His Countrymen, 1899

Mr. Dooley's Philosophy, 1900

Mr. Dooley's Opinions, 1901

Observations by Mr. Dooley, 1902

Dissertations by Mr. Dooley, 1906

Mr. Dooley Says, 1910

Mr. Dooley on Making a Will and other Necessary Evils, Charles Scribner's Sons; 1st edition, 1919